1. American University of Iraq, Suliamania

2. IRAQ

3. Sunni/Shi’a areas

4. Where Kurds Live Turkey Iran Iraq Syria

5. Who Are the Kurds Largely Sunni Muslim Have their own language (related to Persian) Live in a mountainous region of SW Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Syria. Between 25 and 30 million Traditionally pastoralists – after WW1, farmers One of the longest ethnic histories in the Middle East – 2400 BC

6. Post World War 1 Following Defeat of the Ottoman Empire

7. Britain and France Divided up the Ottoman Empire

8. Short Iraq History A British Mandate 1917 1921 Kingdom of Iraq declared British imported/imposed a Heshemite King: Faisal

9. 1946 Mahabad Republic: Iran

10. Iraqi Kurdistan: 1992 – 2005 U.S. No fly zone

11. KDP vs PUK

12. ISIS Control

13. Recent Activity

14. Acronyms & Kobane: Syrian Kurds KRG Kurdish Regional Government KDP – Iraqi Kurd – Kurdish Democratic Party: ( Barzani ) PUK – Iraqi Kurd - Patriotic Union of Kurdistan: Talabani PKK Turkish Workers Party PYD - Syrian Kurdish Party KNC – Syrian Kurdish party

15. The Kurdish Regions of Turkey, Iraq, Syria and Iran